Padres vs Nationals

Final · Sun May 31 · 1:35 PM ET · Nationals Park

San Diego PadresPadres32-26

FinalMay 31, 2026

Washington NationalsNationals31-29

StreamMLB.TVPadres.TVNationals.TV

Closing line

US sportsbook at first pitch

Moneyline

SD−110

WSH−109

Run line

SD −1.5+143

WSH +1.5−174

Total O/U

Over 9.5−113

Under 9.5−106

Run line: Nationals +1.5 covered.
Total O/U: under 9.5 (6 runs).

Recap

The Washington Nationals beat the San Diego Padres 4-2 at Nationals Park in Washington on May 31, 2026 to move to 31-29.

The game was played before 24,050.

Score by inning

San Diego Padres and Washington Nationals, score by inning
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
WSH	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	x	4

W: Littell (5-4) · L: Canning (0-4) · S: Beeter (1-0)

Scoring plays

Bottom 4

WSHHome runGarcía Jr. homered to center (402 feet).0-1

Bottom 5

WSHHome runWood homered to center (417 feet), Ruiz scored.0-3

Top 7

SDDoubleFrance doubled to left, Bogaerts scored, Merrill to third.1-3
SDSacrifice flyCastellanos hit sacrifice fly to center, Merrill scored, France to third.2-3

Bottom 7

WSHDoubleChaparro doubled to left, Nuñez scored, Wood to third.2-4

Team stats

SDWSH

Hits: 6; 9
Home Runs: 0; 2
Runs Batted In: 2; 4
Walks: 3; 3
Strikeouts: 8; 5
Runners Left On Base: 12; 14
Errors: 0; 0

Player stats

Padres · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Fernando Tatis Jr. RF	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	8	.266	.340	.318
Gavin Sheets DH	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	3	19	.245	.335	.472
Manny Machado 3B	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	11	.174	.267	.353
Xander Bogaerts SS	1-3	3	1	1	0	1	0	15	.243	.311	.376
Jackson Merrill CF	3-4	4	1	3	0	0	1	17	.209	.282	.335
Ty France 1B	1-4	4	0	1	1	0	1	15	.286	.318	.533
Nick Castellanos LF	1-2	2	0	1	1	0	1	10	.191	.221	.339
Sung-Mun Song 2B	0-2	2	0	0	0	1	0	16	.174	.321	.217
Freddy Fermin C	0-1	1	0	0	0	1	1	12	.133	.237	.173
Miguel Andujar PH	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	6	.259	.292	.441
Rodolfo Duran C	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.087	.250	.217

Padres · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Griffin Canning P	5.0	6	3	3	2	3	2	77-47	7.16	77
Yuki Matsui P	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	12-9	0.60	12
Jeremiah Estrada P	0.1	1	1	1	1	0	0	12-5	3.20	12
Adrian Morejon P	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	13-10	3.90	13
Jason Adam P	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	19-13	0.90	19

Nationals · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
James Wood RF	1-3	3	1	1	2	1	1	1	21	.272	.411	.548
Luis Garcia Jr. 1B	1-3	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	9	.268	.290	.430
Andres Chaparro 1B	1-1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	.190	.370	.286
Curtis Mead 3B	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	18	.242	.359	.492
CJ Abrams SS	2-4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	18	.294	.391	.542
Daylen Lile LF	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	12	.249	.303	.409
Jacob Young CF	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	15	.232	.290	.378
Jose Tena DH	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	16	.225	.283	.387
Jorbit Vivas 2B	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	17	.243	.331	.327
Nasim Nunez 2B	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.285	.213
Keibert Ruiz C	2-3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	5	.281	.294	.518

Nationals · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Zack Littell P	6.0	5	2	2	2	5	84-55	5.01	84
Orlando Ribalta P	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	29-18	1.72	29
Clayton Beeter P	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	16-9	2.30	16

Game info

VenueNationals Park, Washington, DC

Attendance24,050

OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Dan Merzel · First Base Umpire: Dan Bellino · Second Base Umpire: Mark Ripperger · Third Base Umpire: Derek Thomas

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